So not only did I choose to tattoo the most ticklish spot on my body, but I also happened to get my f*cking period two days later. But the pain I experience while getting my tattoos is not JUST pain.

Tattoo Chief's Tattoo Pain-O-Meter asks site users a series of 10 questions about tattoo style (tribal, traditional, geometric, etc.), pain tolerance in relation to comparable injuries (paper cuts ...

Getting a tattoo involves careful planning, from design and artist selection to understanding styles, fonts, and colors for ...

A tattoo is for life, right? Or at least, that’s what concerned grown-ups would always claim while trying to discourage your 18-year-old self from getting inked on holiday.

And while pain thresholds differ by person, the fact remains that tattoos aren’t a pleasant experience to endure. However, some tattoos are more painful than others - depending on the location.

Are the days of enduring pain for tattoos over? For those willing to shell out serious cash, they may be. Tattoo artists say more people are looking to get tattoos while under general anesthesia ...

A tiny line tattoo on your wrist that only takes 10 minutes to do might not have any lingering pain at all. But get a big, detailed tat that takes six hours to complete, and Doll says you can ...

Consider your pain tolerance. Getting inked "feels like someone's scratching on a sunburn," says Barajas. And it might be more painful depending on the placement of your tattoo.

A new study suggests that 10% of people who get inked experience infections, itching and other adverse reactions, sometimes lasting more than four months.

Still, I'd heard the pain of tattoo removal was supposedly far worse than that of getting inked in the first place, so I put it off and told myself maybe it'd fade away on its own over time (yeah ...